Doc Watson archive
Listen Remembering Doc Watson With 'Tennessee Stud'
May 30, 2012 – NPR's Neal Conan remembers the life and career of Doc Watson with a song: "Tennessee Stud."
Listen Fresh Air Remembers Traditional Music Legend Doc Watson
May 30, 2012 – Fresh Air remembers the traditional folk and bluegrass guitarist with excerpts from a 1988 interview
Listen Doc Watson On Mountain Stage
July 18, 2011 – The legendary bluegrass singer and picker visits West Virginia's most revered stage.
Listen Doc Watson: An Old-Time Folk Musician With Soul
September 3, 2010 – The legendary flatpicker reflects on the resurgence of folk music in this 1988 Fresh Air interview.
Listen Doc Watson And David Holt In Concert: Newport Folk Festival 2010 FolkAlley
July 31, 2010 – Watson remains a massively influential folk musician; hear him live with banjo great David Holt. FolkAlley
Listen New Collection Explores 'Classic Appalachian Blues'
May 15, 2010 – A new archival compilation draws attention to the acoustic fingerstyle blues of Appalachia.
Listen Legendary Folk Artist Doc Watson In Concert
January 27, 2008 – Hear the legendary folksinger, recorded live from Alexandria, Va.'s Birchmere Music Hall.
Listen The Three Pickers Live: Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs
August 6, 2003 – The bluegrass legends played in NPR's studios, and spoke to host Melissa Block.
Listen The Folk Music Revival of 2001
January 11, 2002 – On this edition of All Songs Considered we look at some of the artists responsible for 2001's fo...